EXCLUSIVE: Sam Morrison‘s acclaimed solo play Sugar Daddy will be staged in Beverly Hills, California, prior to a planned, previously unannounced Broadway run in 2025.
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Lady Gaga cemented her status as one of music’s biggest voices and Hollywood’s brightest stars with her role in 2018′s A Star is Born.
Her portrayal of singer/songwriter Ally Maine alongside Bradley Cooper earned Gaga her first Oscar win and laid the groundwork for future roles, including Joker: Folie a Deux.
It signified the first time that Mother Monster took the lead in a blockbuster. And while she’s iconic in the role, some fans might not be aware that A Star is Born is a movie that had already been made three times before Lady Gaga was cast.
The first version of the movie was released in 1937 and starred Janet Gaynor; the second came out in 1954 with Judy Garland in the lead. Barbra Streisand took center stage in the version of the movie released in 1976.
A fourth version of A Star is Born had been in the works for years with various talent associated with it by the time that Gaga was cast. That included five other female vocalists who could have landed the starring role. One of them was even attached to the movie at least twice, with reports suggesting that she wasn’t selected because the studio couldn’t afford her asking price.
Who were they and what happened that led to them being overlooked? We did all the digging!
Scroll through all of the musical acts that were considered for Lady Gaga’s part in A Star Is Born…
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Morrison‘s acclaimed solo play Sugar Daddy will be staged in Beverly Hills, California, prior to a planned, previously unannounced Broadway run in 2025.
The Chromatica Ball special is coming, after all!
Anya Taylor-Joy learned on the set of George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel “Furiosa.” Under heavy coats of makeup, shooting in the Australian winter when daylight was scarce, Taylor-Joy wished she could have stayed in bed at least through the crack of dawn. Instead, she’d rise up in the middle of the night, ready to do battle. “I had the earliest call time of my life: 1:45 a.m.,” the 28-year-old actress says on a recent Los Angeles afternoon.
Lollapalooza documentary that tells the story of the iconic Chicago music festival has been released. Check it out below.Directed by Michael John Warren (Jay-Z’s Fade to Black), Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza is a three-part docu-series that gives insight into the creation of Perry Farrell‘s (Jane’s Addiction) music festival and its 30-year run going from a touring punk event to the annual music bash in Chicago’s Grant Park and beyond.“When I started Lollapalooza, it was a farewell for Jane’s Addiction,” said Farrell in the trailer.
Jeannie Epper, a stunt double for Lynda Carter in the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series and performed stunts in such movies as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Kill Bill: Vol. 2, died Sunday at her Simi Valley, California, home. She was 83.
Morgan Freeman, Olivier Marchal and Simone Ashley will be lauded at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in June. Prince Albert II of Monaco will present Freeman with Festival’s Crystal Nymph award.
Judy Garland to the other side of the rainbow.The claim was made in a new biography about Tinseltown’s most notorious private detective, “The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars and Marilyn.” It delves into shocking revelations from his never-before-seen investigative files.For the book, co-author Manfred Westphal was given access to Otash’s archives with the blessing of his daughter, Colleen. Westphal, who first met Colleen at Otash’s funeral, developed a close friendship with her over the years.Otash, a World War II Marine veteran, died in 1992 at age 70.Westphal alleged to Fox News Digital that Otash helped the “Wizard of Oz” star briefly get sober.“When Judy Garland filed for divorce from her third husband, Sid Luft, she was afraid to be in her home alone,” Westphal explained. “She feared that Sid might kidnap the children.
Robert Downey Jr. is one of the first of many truly perfect casting decisions that Marvel made when building the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, he was very nearly not cast as Iron Man.
Kate Forbes has refused to address whether she will run for the SNP leadership in her first statement since Humza Yousaf resigned as First Minister.
Eagle-eyed royal fans have wondered if Prince Harry has given a subtle snub to his father this week as he handed out an award to an American soldier and wore a selection of medals, but not the one marking his father's coronation. The Duke of Sussex wore four medals on his jacket as he made a speech outside of his Montecito home to combat medic Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks, who won Military Times Soldier of the Year.Three of those medals marked his late grandmother's various Jubilees this century.
Following the massive success of “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” there was a time when the Russo Brothers were the biggest filmmakers on the planet, and most fans presumed, don’t worry, they’ll be back to direct “Avengers: Secret Wars.” But much has changed in the ensuing years. The Russos, via their AGBO company, have delivered two films in that time that they themselves have directed, the drama “Cherry” with Tom Holland for Apple and the would-be Netflix franchise “The Gray Man” with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, an expensive affair that never took off with critics.
There were so many celebrities in attendance at the Tiffany & Co. event last night and we have photos of all the A-List stars.
Manchester United and Chelsea are reportedly battling it out to sign RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba.
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films making noise in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. So we’re going to do the hard work for you.
Pep Guardiola ordered his Manchester City players to stay away from the training ground after a gruelling week left them playing in 'unacceptable' conditions.
Joker: Folie à Deux,” the sequel to the “Joker,” will be released later this year. The film explores the relationship between Joaquin Phoenix’s the Joker and Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, a character that’s being introduced to this universe. Quinn has become a famous character over the past year, largely due to Margot Robbie’s influence, who became the first person to play the role in live action.
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey‘s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is an iconic rom-com that we’re still in love with today. But no matter how many times you rewatch the campy classic, you might not know all of the secrets from the set.
It's difficult to overestimate just how famous, celebrated and revered OJ Simpson - whose death at the age of 76 was announced tonight - was before that warm California night on June 12, 1994.
Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix are starring in a disturbing romance. “Joker: Folie à Deux,” has shared its first trailer, teasing the much-awaited encounter of their two characters, Harley Quinn and the Joker. Lady Gaga pens heartfelt letter to Tony Bennet a week after his passingAdele discusses her nerves when Lady Gaga showed up to her showThe trailer follows the two on their journey in Arkham Asylum, with the scenes teasing some musical moments while also blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
A mother-daughter duo has been arrested after charging women thousands of dollars to inject an “unknown brown liquid” into their behinds! It gets even more disturbing when you realize they were totally unlicensed!